Free-Speech Group Accuses Universy of Delaware of 'Thought Control'

Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 7:44 AM EDT (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

The University of Delaware is engaging in "systematic thought reform," according to a prominent free-speech group, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education .

education, free-speech, individual-rights, university-od-delaware, foundation-for-individual-rights-in-education, university, college-students, residence-life

Is College Really Necessary If Your Pockets Are Empty?

Seeded on Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:28 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Is college really necessary? After College Board's latest report on soaring tuition, one can be forgiven for asking such a question. So is that it? Foregoing one's dream for education when faced with the soaring tuition rates? Is that naturally the pragmatic answer?

education, college, tuition, college-board, inflation, financial-aid

Meet the College Students of Tomorrow

Seeded on Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:55 PM EDT (MSN)

The students of tomorrow who will fill the ivory towers are set to compass a different demographic altogether. A new trend is expected to unfold in the college student demographic in the next decade.

education, college, college-student-college-admission

The Devastation In San Diego County

Seeded on Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:49 AM EDT (The Economist)

San Diego has suffered the most damage in the devastating South California fires. The most evacuations are from that county. Many colleges and schools have been closed since Monday indefinitely.

us-news, south-california, fires, colleges, economy, fire-fighters

Plane Carrying USC's Football Team Got Caught In A Middle Of A Severe storm

Seeded on Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:13 AM EDT (Yahoo! Sports)

A charter plane with the USC football team on board got caught in a middle of a severe storm, sending the plane plumetting downwards. Students were thrown of their seats, but thank goodness the pilot was able to avert from tragedy striking.

us-news, college-football, usc, new-mexico-state, storm, weather, college

Say Good Riddance To Spammers Thanks To Robin Hood of the Internet Era

Seeded on Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:37 AM EDT (The Stanford Daily)

I have been getting my own fair share of spams lately, that I am just to fed up to check my email somedays.

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Electric Storm

Sun Oct 7, 2007 6:09 AM EDT

The rain began innocently enough.

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arts, electric-storm, journal, weather, storm

College Students' Insomnia Woes

Seeded on Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:42 AM EDT (USA Today)

Prolonged sleep deprivation especially among young adults populating our ivory towers is not something to be taken lightly at all.

education, insomnia, heart-problems, all-nighters, college, academic-performance

Inundated By The Dark Waters

Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:44 AM EDT

The coldness hanging in the air is almost tangible right now.

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arts, creative-writing, weather, storm, journal

Creative Inspirations of Any Field

Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:08 PM EDT

Creative thinking is vital for the continual development, sustainability, advancement, and success of any field in this dynamically changing world of today.

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education, creativity, essay, writing

Memories By The Sea

Sat Aug 4, 2007 1:10 PM EDT

I close my eyes for a second, closing my ears to the continuous flow of Saturday's night traffic outside, closing my nostrils to the myriad of urban stenches that float in through my room's window...

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arts, writing, sea, childhood, late-father, beach-journal, reminiscences

Getting Away

Fri Aug 3, 2007 9:13 AM EDT

I just want to get away from it all. I want to get away from the darkness that is hidden behind human eyes. From the cruelty that lies beneath sugar coated smiles. From the filthy greed that shadows every single act, word, and thought.

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arts, writing, life

Some thoughts On Writing

Seeded on Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:40 PM EDT (Elizabeth Gilbert - the writer's official website)

This article by Elizabeth Gilbert provides some inspiring advice to budding writers.

education, gilbert, writing, writer, new-york-city, books, publishing

Substance Over Superficiality

Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:09 PM EDT

While it is undeniable that people often form their initial opinions based on superficial style of appearance, presentation and personality, in the end it is the substance of character, material and concrete facts that renders results, has more lasting effects, and leaves more du …

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